In this episode of the podcast, we focus on how to count in Japanese. You'll learn how to count to 10 in Japanese in this week's snack-sized lesson.

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So in Japanese, there are two ways to read four, seven, and nine. And while both ways are used depending on the word, it's more common to use yon, nana, and kyuu. Why? Because of Japanese superstitions! The word shi can also be the word for "death" (死), and ku is the reading for the kanji character for "suffering" (苦). Because of this, 4 is an unlucky number, and the readings shichi and ku are slightly less common.

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So in Japanese, there are two ways to read four, seven, and nine. And while both ways are used depending on the word, it's more common to use yon, nana, and kyuu. Why? Because of Japanese superstitions! The word shi can also be the word for "death" (死), and ku is the reading for the kanji character for "suffering" (苦). Because of this, 4 is an unlucky number, and the readings shichi and ku are slightly less common.

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